R-pod Owners Forum : New Rpod 178 owner http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Introduce Yourself : New Rpod 178 owner Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 01 May 2026 21:35:40 +0000 Wed, 02 Dec 2020 20:35:35 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=14247 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ New Rpod 178 owner : +2. Best place to Jack is those... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14247&PID=138673#138673 Author: offgrid
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Posted: 02 Dec 2020 at 8:35pm

+2. Best place to Jack is those vertical flanges, not the axle tube and for sure not the frame tubes which are only 0.1 inch thick.

On the road I use the scissors jack that came with my tow vehicle, which has a slot that fits the vertical flanges perfectly. That way I don’t need to carry two jacks. At home for maintenance I use a floor jack. The trailer axle load is only 1750 lbs per side max, pretty much any jack will handle that.]]> Wed, 02 Dec 2020 20:35:35 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14247&PID=138673#138673 New Rpod 178 owner : Our jack is similar to StephenH... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14247&PID=138671#138671 Author: jato
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Posted: 02 Dec 2020 at 8:13pm

Our jack is similar to StephenH above.  2 ton lift and comes in its own hard plastic carrying case to keep everything contained.  We purchased ours from Harbor Freight.

+1 to above post, that is the proper place to jack the r-pod, not on the axle tube.
]]> Wed, 02 Dec 2020 20:13:21 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14247&PID=138671#138671 New Rpod 178 owner : I use a compact floor jack and... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14247&PID=138661#138661 Author: StephenH
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Posted: 02 Dec 2020 at 5:11pm

I use a compact floor jack and a jacking block made to keep the pressure off the axle tube. The weight rests on the block from the vertical flanges on either side of the axle tube. The one I have is similar to this one:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Hyper-Tough-2-Ton-Trolley-Jack-Red-Black-T82011W/33348135
]]> Wed, 02 Dec 2020 17:11:02 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14247&PID=138661#138661 New Rpod 178 owner : Have watched numerous you tubes... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14247&PID=138654#138654 Author: albikes
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Posted: 02 Dec 2020 at 3:42pm

Have watched numerous you tubes of "On the Road with John Marucci. Highly recommend if you haven't viewed his videos. He covers everything about Rpods pretty thoroughly. Even on his tire video, he has never mentioned what kind of jack to use is you have a flat tire. Can the trailers jacks work or is that too much weight on the jacks to lift the one side of the trailer off the ground. If you can use the trailer jacks, what would you recommend purchasing? Thanks for any help anyone can provide.]]> Wed, 02 Dec 2020 15:42:56 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14247&PID=138654#138654